10/31/2026
Paranormal activity alert! We have a spooky sighting in this ultrasound display!
Well. not actually paranormal. but definitely abnormal!
In honor of Halloween, I want to show you an ultrasound image that is not only high in diagnostic quality but features a spooky finding. An abdominal aorta aneurysm is visualized in this B-mode image, optimized via adjustment of grayscale maps. Due to the degree of the dilatation, this patient may be a good candidate for open aneurysm repair or an endovascular stent graft.
Images like these are often incidental findings, which goes to show how important ultrasound is in detecting the entire spectrum of vascular pathology. Ultimately, this finding helped treat the patient’s underlying problem and perhaps saved a life.
Universal Ultrasound